Based on the Airports Council International (ACI) preliminary airport traffic ranking for 2016, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson in the US is still the busiest airport in the world. However, based on the numbers, there has been plenty of growth in the Asia-Pacific region as well.
It seems Asia-Pacific is welcoming more travellers through their airports now than ever before, with Incheon Airport (Seoul) showing the biggest increase with air traffic up 17.1% from the previous year. Also, Changi Airport (Singapore) and Suvarnabhumi International Airport (Bangkok) are the only two Southeast Asian airports to make the top 20.
Here are the Asia-Pacific airports that made it into ACI’s top 20 for 2016:
#2 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
City: Beijing
Passenger traffic: 94.4 million
Percent change: +2.6%
Website: en.bcia.com.cn
#5 Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport (HND)
City: Tokyo
Passenger traffic: 79.7 million
Percent change: +5.5%
#8 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
City: Hong Kong
Passenger traffic: 70.3 million
Percent change: +3.0%
#9 Pudong International Airport (PVG)
City: Shanghai
Passenger traffic: 66 million
Percent change: +9.8%
#15 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)
City: Guangzhou
Passenger traffic: 59.7 million
Percent change: +8.2%
#17 Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)
City: Singapore
Passenger traffic: 58.7 million
Percent change: +5.9%
#19 Incheon International Airport (ICN)
City: Seoul
Passenger traffic: 57.8 million
Percent change: +17.1%
#20 Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK)
City: Bangkok
Passenger traffic: 55.9 million
Percent change: +5.7%
Source: www.businesstraveller.com
